Conduit outlet-box



A. H. SCHNEIDER.

CONDUIT OUTLET BOX. I

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 7. Isls.

Emma Jan. 6,1920.

'UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEioE.

AUGUST H. SCHNEIDER, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO` CROUSE-HINDSCOMPANY, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

CONDUIIT OUTLET-BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 6, 1920.

Application filed February 7, 1916. Serial No. 76,750.

of Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York, haveinvented a certain new and useful Conduit Outlet-Box, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to conduit outlet boxes, and has for its object aconduit outlet box designed to be used in a position where it is exposedto the weather, Whichbox is composed of separable sections, joinedtogether in a particularly simple and efficient manner, so that thejoint between the sections is weather tight; and the invention'consists'in the combinations and constructions hereinafter set forthand claimed.

In describing this invention, reference is had to the accompanyingdrawings in which like characters designate corresponding parts in allthe views.

Figure l is an elevation, partly broken away, of one form of my conduitoutlet box,

the contiguous portion of a conduit beingr also shown.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of' parts seen in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an elevation looking upwardly in Fig. 1, the conduit beingremoved.

Fig. 4 is an inner face view ofv one of the sections of this conduitoutlet4 box.

Fig-.5 is a detail view of a portion of the means for coupling a conduitto the box.

Fig. 6 is a longitudinal sectiontaken centrally of Fig. 5. y

This conduit outlet box comprises, generally, a body open at one sideand divided into two sections, the dividing line extending in aplane atan angle to the plane of the open side of the box, the sections beingformed with flanges lextending the length of the dividing line andterminating at both ends near the open side, the flanges being shaped sothat they engage or interlock by movement of one section in a directionparallel to the plane of the dividing line. As here shown, one ofthesections is formed with an outwardly extending flange, and the othersection is formed with an outwardly extending flange bent around theformer flange to form a channel which channel is open at its ends sothat the sections may be moved into and out of interlocking engagementby a movement in a direction parallel to the plane containing thedividing line.

lugs 12. The housings are secured 1 designates the body of the outletbox which is preferably elongated in form and has an elongated open sideor bottom 2 and a'donie shaped top 2, .the body being divided into twosections 3, 4, and the dividing line 5 extending lengthwise of the bodyl in a plane at a right angle to the plane of the open side 2 or theclosure 6 for said open side. The lateral sides or ends 7, the greaterportions of which are are-shaped, and the front and rear sides, mergeinto or form continuations of the top 2"L which is substantiallyarc-shaped along the dividing. line, said line cutting the highest pointor ridge of the top so that the surfaces of the top recede from thedividing line.

8 is the outwardly extending flange on one of the sections as thesection 3, which flange extends along the line of division 5 andterminates near the lower edge or the open side, and 9 is the flangeformed on the section 4, which flange 9 also extends along the line ofvdivision 5 and abuts against the flange'S, the

of the section 3, so that a channel is formed in which the flange 8 islocated. The portion 10 ofthe flange 9 and also the portion extendingacross the edge of the flange 8 are spaced apart. from said flange 8,and the edge of said portion 10 is` also spaced apart, slightly at 11from the top of the body' l`- The flange 8 terminates at its lower endsin outwardly extending lugs 12, and the flange 9 terminates in housings13 which inclose the to the lugs by fastening members 14" extendingthrough the walls of the lhousings 13 and into the lugs'12.

The section 3 is also formed with a laterally extending nipple l5 forconnection lto a conduit 16 inclosing the service wires. The

lconduit 16 Vinay be connectedy to the nipple `of the open ends of theslots 22, and having nuts and washers 23, 24, at theirlends which abutagainst the outerfaces of the ears 18.- The nut 17 is formed with aninwardly ex-4 tending flange 25 which abuts againsta suitable washer 26which in turn abuts against plane of the open foi1 connection bemgprovided 'with flanges at their oppostion along the side ofthe buildingto which the electric current 1s to be served, so that the body or headof the box is arranged at an incline, and the device is rendered weathertight by the flanges 8 and 9. Any Water beating against the inturnedportion 13 Vof the flange 12 works under the flange 9 against the flange8 where it is free to run downwardly along the receding surface of theflange 8 and out at the lower endsA of lthe "channel formed by theflange 9.

What I claim 1s:

1. A conduit outlet box including a body open at one side and dividedinto two sections, the dividing line between the sections being locatedin a plane intersecting the side and one of the sections being providedwith means individual thereto and remote from the dividing line with aconduit, the sections the dividing lineand teropen side, oney flangebeing the other and the flanges ing edges along minating at the shapedto house being shaped to interlock by a sliding movegated body open atone side ment of one of the sections-in a direction parallel tothe planeof the dividing line, substantially as and for` the purpose set forth.

2. A conduit outlet box including an elonand divided.

into two lengthwise sections, the dividing of Onondaga, and .State ofNew line of the sections being located in a plane intersecting the planeofthe open side and extending lengthwise thereof, one of the sec- Ationsbeing provided with a nipple extending laterally from its lengthwiseside for connection with an electric conduit, the sections beingprovided 'with flanges at their opposing edges, the flange of one ofsaid sections extending outwardly and the flange of the other of saidsections including an outwardly extending portion abutting against theformer flange and a hooded portion extending over the edge ofthe formerflange and then inwardly onto the outer surface of the section on whichthe former flange is provided thereby housing the former flange, posedescribed.

3. A conduit outlet box comprising a body open at one side and beingdivided into two sections, the dividing line extending in a plane at anangle to the plane of the open side, one of the sections being formedwith v ,a' flange extending along the length of the dividing line landterminating at its endsl near said open side, the flange havinglaterally extending lugs at its ends and the other section having aflange extending along the line of division and having a portionabutting against the former flange and a portion extending over the edgeof the former flange and inwardly toward the outer face ofthe body, thelatter flange forming a channel for receiving the former flange and thelatter flange widening atiits ends and forming housings inclosing saidlugs, and fastening substantially as and for the purmeans extendingthrough a Wall of the housy ings and into the lugs, substantially as anddfor the purpose described.

In testimony `whereof, I have hereunto s1gned my name, at Syracuse, inthe county York, this 10th day of September, '1915.

AUGUST H. SCHNEIDER.

